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Some updates from their 247 site:
- Availability has become the keyword regarding Texas A&M’s defense: if you’re not available, there’s sufficient depth that things become an uphill battle for playing time. Deyon Bouie and Denver Harris have been quality players when they have been on the field but they too have had availibility issues due to injuries.
-The defensive tackle spot has a high end rotation of McKinnley Jackson, Isaiah Raikes, and Shemar Turner (who has rebounded nicely after missing the earlier portions of camp). Jackson and Raikes can play the nose and Raikes and Turner can play the three tech via their get off.
- The end spot features Fadil Diggs and Tunmise Adeleye as the first unit with Lebbeus Overton and Anthony Lucas on the second unit. Diggs and Overton are the edge guys in the 260 to 280 pound range. Don’t be surprised if A&M doesn’t go with more 3-3-5 looks at times with lighter situational edge players such as freshmen Enai White and Malick Sylla (they’re more of a fit in that particular alignment, especially if they’re aligned farther outside to beat people with get off).
- The main guys in the secondary are probably Jaylon Jones and Tyreek Chappell at cornerback, Jardin Gilbert and Demani Richardson at safety, and Antonio Johnson at nickel. Availability has been the key since super senior Myles Jones had the best odds of starting going into fall camp but he was injured in the open practice early on and hasn’t been on the field since (although he is expected to be back in time for the season
).
Brian George and Jones are competent backups on the outside and Jacoby Mathews, Bryce Anderson, and Jarred Kerr are the next guys up at nickel and safety with Anderson working at all three spots. Mathews has great range and he’s been a revelation on the back end of the defense in fall camp (which is really saying something considering how good Anderson is). He is still learning the defense and that will be the determining factor in how much he plays this year.
- Availability has become the keyword regarding Texas A&M’s defense: if you’re not available, there’s sufficient depth that things become an uphill battle for playing time. Deyon Bouie and Denver Harris have been quality players when they have been on the field but they too have had availibility issues due to injuries.
-The defensive tackle spot has a high end rotation of McKinnley Jackson, Isaiah Raikes, and Shemar Turner (who has rebounded nicely after missing the earlier portions of camp). Jackson and Raikes can play the nose and Raikes and Turner can play the three tech via their get off.
- The end spot features Fadil Diggs and Tunmise Adeleye as the first unit with Lebbeus Overton and Anthony Lucas on the second unit. Diggs and Overton are the edge guys in the 260 to 280 pound range. Don’t be surprised if A&M doesn’t go with more 3-3-5 looks at times with lighter situational edge players such as freshmen Enai White and Malick Sylla (they’re more of a fit in that particular alignment, especially if they’re aligned farther outside to beat people with get off).
- The main guys in the secondary are probably Jaylon Jones and Tyreek Chappell at cornerback, Jardin Gilbert and Demani Richardson at safety, and Antonio Johnson at nickel. Availability has been the key since super senior Myles Jones had the best odds of starting going into fall camp but he was injured in the open practice early on and hasn’t been on the field since (although he is expected to be back in time for the season
).
Brian George and Jones are competent backups on the outside and Jacoby Mathews, Bryce Anderson, and Jarred Kerr are the next guys up at nickel and safety with Anderson working at all three spots. Mathews has great range and he’s been a revelation on the back end of the defense in fall camp (which is really saying something considering how good Anderson is). He is still learning the defense and that will be the determining factor in how much he plays this year.
